The committee look forward to welcoming all members and their guests to celebrate the end of the "summer of abundance" with our "Bring Your Own Booze - Harvest Bring & Share Picnic".This year our Vice Chair Debbie Gordon is hosting us at Santuary Farm in Pick Hill - This is always a lovely afternoon where […]
Learn the basics of making a simple salami and chorizo, from the stuffing, to the fermentation process, the curing, and ultimately turn your excess minced meat into a delicious shelf stable product that doesn't need refrigeration. Part of our food security and food independence series of workshops, this introduction to salami making will enable you […]
Who else has discovered The Secret Vineyard? It’s at Lime Cross and is wonderful, besides lakeside views and yoga/Pilates retreats they make the most delicious wine. What’s not to like about that? You’ll get a sneaky little taste with the opportunity to buy…..but there’s also the full bar plus local cheeses and free tea […]
On Halloween eve , 30th October, don’t be scared of coming to our first ever SFTG fun quiz. Lakedown taproom in Swife Lane, Burwash are opening just for us. There will be a fun quiz (with the emphasis on fun) with a professional quiz master, lots of beer, ( which is brewed on site) […]
It's the most wonderful night of the year....* The event everyone's been waiting for since last year's AGM - yes, it's THIS year's AGM!... More information will be coming out over the next few weeks about nominations, but for now, we need to organise catering, so need to know how many people are coming. It's […]
Artificial Christmas Wreath Making. Come and join Antonella for a morning of fun putting together your own Christrmas Wreath that you can bring out at christmas year after year. Tea, coffee, biscuits and chatter will be on offer on the day, just bring yourself.
Create your very own Christmas bauble, sheep, pig, robin or whatever you fancy. Learn from experienced felt maker and fellow SFTG member, Jay Kendall and take home your very own woolly creation. (And before anyone says it, yes, you can have sheep with white faces too… ) You should be able to make 1-2 baubles […]
Part of our country crafts - in this relaxing afternoon workshop you can catch up with members old and new whilst learning a new skill.Becky & Pete moved out from a nearby city during the height of the pandemic and set up Mistry Acres Flowers - We have enjoyed watching them as new (ish) members […]
Saturday 13th January 2-4pm. Ever fancied dabbling in decoupage? I’ve been incredibly lucky and been given lots of pieces of georgeous material which I’ve been decoupaging onto a table and chair set as well as making bowls. However still lots left so I was wondering which SFTG members fancied an afternoon of chat, cake, tea/coffee […]
I love them, but haven’t seen one for ages and ages so ….. Tas Clarke from Herstmonceux Hedgehog Rescue is coming to talk to us about how they rescue and rehabilitate hedgehogs. She’ll also cover how we can all help hedgehogs in your garden and in the neighbourhood and bring examples of things we can […]
Learn how make Sourdough Bread with Noa. The workshop will take place in Noa's kitchen, on Tilley Lane, which is between Boreham Street and Windmill Hill, not far from Herstmonceux... (The last bungalow on Tilley Lane) the name of the house is Elim. There is parking just outside the bungalow. The post code is BN27 […]
Like many folk, I’m very keen on alternative therapies to pills for many problems so I’m excited to have Richard coming to talk to us on Friday February 16th Richard Claxton has been a GP in Tonbridge for the past 21 years. He is convinced that the health of both individuals and society as a […]